Ngannou vs Gane II

When is Ngannou vs Gane II?

Francis NGannou could potentially take on Ciryl Gane, in Autumn/Fall 2025.

The fight would be contested over 5 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which means the weight limit would be 265 pounds (18.9 stone or 120.2 KG).

Ngannou vs Gane II stats

Francis NGannou would step into the octagon with a record of 18 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 13 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Ciryl Gane would make his way to the cage with a record of 13 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

The stats suggest N'Gannou would have a large advantage in power over Gane, boasting a 72% knock out percentage over Gane's 46%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Gane would have a slight advantage over N'Gannou, with a 23% submission rate over N'Gannou's 22%.

Francis NGannou is the older man by 4 years, at 38 years old.

N'Gannou is currently arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 6 more fights, and made his debut in 2013, 4 years and 8 months earlier than Gane, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He has fought 3 less professional rounds, 37 to Gane's 40.

Ngannou vs Gane II form

N'Gannou has won all 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 4 opponents and going to the judges once.

In his last fight, he won against Renan Ferreira at PFL Super Fights: Battle of the Giants on 19th October 2024 by knockout in the 1st round at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Previous to that, he had beaten Ciryl Gane at UFC 270 on 22nd January 2022 by unanimous decision in their UFC Heavyweight championship fight at Honda Center, Anaheim, United States.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Stipe Miocic at UFC 260 on 27th March 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round in their UFC Heavyweight championship fight at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he was victorious against Jairzinho Rozenstruik at UFC 249 on 9th May 2020 by knockout in the 1st round at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville.

He had won against Junior dos Santos at UFC on ESPN 3 on 29th June 2019 by knockout in the 1st round at Target Center, Minneapolis.

Gane has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight, he defeated Alexander Volkov at UFC 310 on 7th December 2024 by split decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had defeated Sergey Spivac at UFC Fight Night Paris – Gane vs. Spivac on 2nd September 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at Accor Arena, Paris, France.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Jon Jones at UFC 285 on 4th March 2023 by submission in the 1st round in their UFC Heavyweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Before that, he was victorious against Tai Tuivasa at UFC Fight Night Paris on 3rd September 2022 by knockout in the 3rd round at Accor Arena, Paris, France.

He had been beaten by Francis NGannou at UFC 270 on 22nd January 2022 by unanimous decision in their UFC Heavyweight championship fight at Honda Center, Anaheim, United States.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Ciryl Gane has been fighting more than Francis NGannou.

Francis NGannou last fought 4 months and 21 days ago, while Ciryl Gane's last outing was 3 months and 5 days ago.

N'Gannou's last 5 fights have come over a period of 5 years, 8 months and 11 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2 rounds on average.

Gane's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 1 month and 18 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 7 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

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